Martin Leicht

A Stranger Thing Martin Leicht

Marc Notes: Elvie Nara is sequestered away by the Almiri after her baby is born and it is not what was expected--; Provided by publisher. Publisher Marketing: In this witty, adventurous sequel to "Mothership," " "Elvie Nara is back on earth--but her life (including her new baby) is still pretty out there! "Irreverent humor makes this work of science fiction a comic treat" ("VOYA"). Pregnancy was pretty rough for sixteen-year-old Elvie Nara, what with the morning sickness, constant food cravings, and the alien race war she found herself in the middle of. But if she thought giving birth to an extraterrestrial's baby would be the hard part, she was sorely mistaken. After Elvie's baby is not what was expected, the Almiri completely freak out. Suddenly Elvie's supposed allies have shipped her--along with her father, her best friend, Ducky, and her maybe-boyfriend, boneheaded Almiri commando Cole Archer--off to a remote "retention facility" (aka alien jail) in Antarctica. Talk about cold. But things really get complicated when a new group of hybrid aliens arrive with information that sends Elvie's world spinning. Before long, Elvie is trekking across the bottom of the Earth with a band of friends and frenemies to uncover the secrets of her own origin. Will Elvie ever be able to convince the Almiri that a conspiracy to conquer the planet is a greater threat than a sixteen-year-old girl and a newborn who won't stop crying? Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2013 (EAN 9781442429635, Hardcover) Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2013 (EAN 9781442429635, Hardcover) School Library Journal 02/01/2014 pg. 108 (EAN 9781442429635, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 (EAN 9781442429635, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Leicht, Martin Martin Leicht decided at the age of three that he wanted to spend his life spinning stories, and he went on to receive his MA from the Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing at NYU. He lives in New York City, though his heart will always be in Philadelphia. Martin Leicht and Isla Neal are the authors of The Ever Expanding Universe trilogy, which includes Mothership", A Stranger Thing", and The World Forgot". Contributor Bio:  Neal, Isla Isla Neal grew up in a small mountain town in Southern California and earned her MFA in Creative Writing for Children and Teens at the New School in in New York City, where she currently lives and works. Isla Neal and Martin Leicht are the authors of The Ever Expanding Universe trilogy, which includes Mothership", A Stranger Thing", and The World Forgot".